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Productive and challenging work place
Anti-Terrorism Officer (Current Employee), Springfield, VA – May 22, 2013
Every day brings new challenges. The company is very willing to give you a work schedule that revolves around your life. They are also more than willing to assist you in any way. Co-workers are great and highly knowledgeable.
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Short term avionics installer
Aviation Electronics Engineer (Former Employee), Atlanta, GA – May 21, 2013
Short term installer for multiple avionics systems on C-130 airframes.
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Great Company to Work With
Senior Production Associate (Former Employee), Dallas, TX – May 20, 2013
Excellent training, Management, This company is a great place to work.
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Very structured work place
Senior Systems Administrator (Former Employee), Melbourne, FL – May 18, 2013
Pros: freedom is move around within company for those willing
Cons: promotions can
I enjoyed working at Raytheon. There is a lot of technical work and flexibility to try different roles. The compensation package is very competitive in the industry. Promotions for career minded individualism can be very difficult however.
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Interesting Products and Well Equipped Labs
Mechanical Engineer (Current Employee), McKinney, TX – May 17, 2013
Raytheon is a top defense contractor working on some of the world's most advanced technologies. With nearly 70,000 employees there are a wealth of different roles and significant mobility within each business unit.
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Great company for a long career
Senior Financial Analyst (Former Employee), Dallas, TX – May 16, 2013
If you can get in the door, don't leave. You can have a very satisfying job and a long career.
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Highly competitive, Big company with lots of changes and transitions...
Manager (Current Employee), El Segundo, CA – May 15, 2013
Raytheon Company is very competitive in the Defense and Government sector. The company has been around a long time and continues to perform well amid fluctuating times. However, there are alot of changes happening behind the scenes, in order to remain competitive... Very important to build and maintain a strong professional network, mentors and advisors. – more... Get involved in projects outside of regular job. – less
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Productive Workplace, DoD Environment
Deputy Program Manager (Current Employee), Goleta, CA – May 14, 2013
Work 4-10 hr work weeks, host daily standup meetings, communicate across functions and facilitate flow through the factory. Mgmt. is very political. Work mostly with engineers. Hardest part of job is working with different types of people, most enjoyable part of job is overcoming obstacles with teamwork.
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excellent work schedule
Security Officer (Former Employee), Tucson, AZ – May 13, 2013
Pros: excellent work schedule
Cons: pay could be better for armed security
12 hour shifts, working at outer gates that employees and visitors enter, check for proper identification. Well trained co-workers, i enjoyed working outside,
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Not a fun place to work
Principal Com Sys Sec Tech (Current Employee), Annapolis Junction, MD – May 10, 2013
Pros: annual bonus, performance awards
Cons: worried about butts in seats and lost sight of people being important, bean counters in corporate, does not attend conferences unless your the "elite few".
Hired for all the wrong reasons.

The two technologies I was hired to support the company got rid of within my first year.

Management is decent overall, but the corporate bean counters put too much pressure on them for things like time card.

Their sacrificing work life balance and forgetting how to have fun. Time cards are audits are crazy!

Little – more... perks like bagels - expect to pay

If your a coder, I would apply for SI GOV reverse engineering positions. They seem to be retaining their culture after being aquired by the Raytheon Borg - SI GOV still plays with toys

Corporate is disconnected from reality

If you dislike Lotus Notes (who doesn't), then stay away. – less
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Great job if you have a family
Program Operations Manager (Current Employee), Dallas, TX – May 7, 2013
Pros: 40 hr/ week, flexible schedules, competitive pay
Cons: current defense climate means lots of rif's
Good place to work for a really long time. Good pay, good benefits. Most people don't want to leave.
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Highly Motivated
Fire Fighter (Current Employee), Antigua – May 6, 2013
Edger and willingness to work and qualified to do so. A day at work is typically routine which ranges from vehicle inspections and maintenance, training, station duties to building inspection and fire security checks.
Learing is continuious we are always endrolled in a course off our rank within the fire service, we also have ongoing refreshers on all – more... pass topics.
In the fire service it is considered to be a botherhood, yes you will find a little differences but it is always resolved.
The hardest part is the continuious studies, but the most rewarding and enjoyable part is responding to a fire or emergency call. – less
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Great Company
Manager II (Current Employee), VA – May 5, 2013
Great benefits and work life balance. Competitive compensation. All around good company.
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The Companies really take care of there employee's.
Sr. Training and Development Specialist (Current Employee), Baghdad – May 5, 2013
Pros: excellent pay with benefits
Cons: living conditions and meals.
A typical day at Raytheon starts at 6 to 5 pm giving classroom instruction with practical exercise. Training soldiers on all functions of the M1A1 Abrams tank with field training exercise and a mini gunnery. Learning teamwork, technical skills, and management skills. Raytheon management has great learning tools in there Learning Management System for – more... employee's that are web based.
The hardest part of the job is saying good-bye when a contract ends. – less
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Reputable company with fast paced work environment
Program Leadership - Senior Technical Planner (Current Employee), Fort Wayne, IN – May 1, 2013
Pros: great compensation package
Cons: complex organization structure
Flexible work hours
Earned value methodology
Ethical management
Friendly co-workers
Accomodating for poor planning
Role in assiting U.S. military success
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Restrictions on the road to success
Senior Software Engineer (Current Employee), Aurora, CO – April 29, 2013
The culture is mixed when it comes to being creative and innovative for this employer. If you happen to land on a program where grow and success are encouraged you will find job satisfaction and the ability to be creative and innovative. Should you find yourself on a legacy program acceptance of change or investment in future technology are very difficult – more... to achieve. – less
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TSA Monitoring
Data Collector (Former Employee), Anchorage, AK – April 28, 2013
Pros: new experiences
Cons: short term job
This is one of the most interesting jobs I've had in my life. First I was trained on how the equipment worked then I was to observe it and the agents as they did their jobs. Mostly the agents didn't opt to use the TSA equipment but rather choose to test by hand.
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Loyal company, trusting leadership
Training and Development Specialist II (Former Employee), Pensacola, FL – April 22, 2013
Pros: flexible scheduling, great advancement, opportunity and responsibility growth
Cons: disconnected leadership, inter-office politics ruled rather than good policy
My co-workers and direct supervisors were some of the greatest people I have met in my professional career. No matter who was the task lead, everybody worked together, rather than under each other. All group projects were a joy. The managers and leaders were flexible and trusting, and listened to the ideas of those under them.

However, the leadership – more... personnel out of direct contact with satellite offices and the employees in those offices were extremely disconnected. Tasking/charging was a difficult process to understand and follow, and projects were often behind schedule or over budget because it was difficult to get answers with regards to individual work authorizations. – less
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Healthy, team based work environment.
Custodian (Former Employee), Tucson, AZ – April 22, 2013
After five years on the Raytheon team I was able to pick up many new communication skills, set up projects, and felt that I was part of a healthy work environment.
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Senior Security/ Certification Accreditation Eng. (Current Employee), Dallas Texas – April 21, 2013
Currently employed, great health benefits & opportunity for growth.
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About Raytheon

Raytheon ("light of the gods") took a shine to its place in the upper pantheon of US military contractors; the company regularly – Read more